Critical Issues in School-based Mental Health

"Over the past several decades, a revolution has occurred as policymakers at every level have required that approaches to mental disorders and other psychological issues must be evidence-based. We have succeeded in developing new interventions and approaches that meet these criteria, but have also discovered that we are only halfway there. Now, two very prominent young clinicians and clinical scientists, using a creative social-ecological model, illustrate how we can successfully implement these approaches in one extraordinarily important venue: our school system. Every mental health clinician and teacher confronting these problems in the classroom will want to be familiar with the contents of this book."

--David H. Barlow, Ph.D, ABPP, Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry and Founder, Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders at Boston University, USA

"In Critical Issues in School-Based Mental Health, Holt and Grills have assembled a cast of leading authors to discuss a wide array of mental health concerns affecting students. Chapters are comprehensive and clearly-written, and expertly detail the available knowledge about the nature of the problem area and associated interventions. This text is a must-have for any provider who works with children, and has broad relevance for school-based practitioners across multiple disciplines."

--Eric A. Storch, Ph.D., All Children’s Hospital Guild Endowed Chair & Professor, University of South Florida, USA